It ends today in Italy, Milan Fashion Week, and these are the Looks for the Spring of 2018, which I liked the most. Actually very deferential between them. They also promote, beyond trends, the possibility of being eclectic in what we choose to wear. Many overlays of pieces, with different patterns and textures and lots of color. Love it!

The new collections have already hit the stores, and the trends for this Autumn Winter are several, as usual. Silver, red, denin, floral motifs, broad shoulders, feathers, plain, dots, trenches, matrix and lingerie vibes, folk, are some of the many trends that will be part of the huge offer of fashion, between designers and brands for the cold seasons.

I just love the vision of fashion designer Susana Bettencourt. The work she does with knits and wool is extraordinary. It's sophisticated and urban, but with an organic twist. I love this cape. Ring by Marc Jacobs, backpack by Chanel, sneakers by Nike.

11 years old Duarte Carrasco playing a dwarf, in Ricardo Carriço play Mother's Nature.

Duarte Carrasco is 16 years old and was selected by Prestige Talent LA, that has been on a world tour looking for new talent in various areas such as actors, models, singers and dancers. Duarte did numerous castings in Portugal, and soon he will be in California, to pursue his great dream of being an actor and model. He plays piano and is in the choir of the National Conservatory Music School, and he also has guitar lessons. He is an excellent student and next year, will be in Washington through AFS.

Portugal is full of talented people, full of Salvadores Sobral before winning the Eurovision Song Contest. It is necessary and urgent to give them attention!

What did you feel when you realized that you had been selected and that you were going to Los Angeles?

At first I didn't want to believe! When they called me I wasn't home. It took me a while to realize what the call was about. Even worse, the person on the other side spoke in English which made it difficult for me to undesntand, but then I realized what it was about, and it was only when I hung up the phone and began to assimilate all the words and translate others that I began to understand the dimension of my luck!

What are your expectations?

I am a very insecure person by nature, and I am accustomed to having the expectations as low as possible, mainly to avoid delusions. However, with this experience, I realized that with this attitude I would not go anywhere and now I am with very high expectations and I feel that this will be the opportunity of my life - it will be all or nothing!

You want to be an actor, but what about music? Is it also a passion?

Yes, the music has always been in my heart, but more as a support for the career of actor. Nothing very professional. In fact, I started to take music classes because I was participating in a children's musical, staged by the famous actor, Ricardo Carriço, "Mother Nature", and I realized that I should start investing in this area for future projects. I enrolled at age 12 in piano lessons, and the following year I decided that it was important to learn another "less fixed" instrument so to speak, since I would like to be able to carry the music with me and not the other way around, To have, at the same time, guitar lessons. At age 14, already starting to master the piano and with some guitar bases, I decided to enroll in the Conservatory. With a higher degree of learning, I had, besides the compulsory discipline of instrument, musical training and choir, a very funny discipline, because it helps me to develop this passion with a series of students of my age, passing from a Individual learning for a collective, where I developed even several friendships. Now, music is part of my day-to-day life and I hope it really helps me in acting.

Shirt by Guess.

Who are the actors you would really like to meet, and which series would you like to attend?

Um ... this question is a bit harder to answer since I would love to meet so many actors. I remembered now a funny story ... once, on a trip to London that I made with my family in 2015, we went to visit the famous wax museum Madame Tussauds, where I ended up taking pictures with huge celebrities such as Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Morgan Freeman. And I remember perfectly when I went out to say to my parents: "One day I will still know all these actors in person without being in wax" (laughs). My parents of course laughed at the time, but one day, who knows? I like to think that anything is possible. In relation to the series in which I would like to participate the answer is very clear - Disney Channel. I have been following this channel for many years, and somehow feel that my personality in terms of representation closely resembles the criteria of the actors who participate in such series - children's comedy. Everyone who knows me, more as an actor than a friend, always says that they could perfectly well imagine me in a Disney series, because of my comic character and sarcasm. In the future who knows where I will get, but at this moment all my energies are turned to series of this kind.

And cinema? Tell me 3 movies that made you want to pursue this career.

Besides loving watching movies and series, I also really enjoy reading books. For me, it would be an honor to be able to participate in a movie that had a book of inspiration. As a fan of "Harry Potter," "Twilight Saga," and "Hunger Games," I know how to move so much from a book to a movie, mainly because of the huge cuts of parts that have to be made in the production so the movie does not take long So much time, and I know the great influence that a certain actor has for the character to remain faithful to the books. So movies like these make me want to pursue this career just to one day have the opportunity to participate in this type of movies.

For the year will you be living in Washington, if the US president gave you a wish what you proposed for that country?

Belonging to the world of the arts, what I would proposed to do, is to expand this country more and more and make it more accessible to those who do not have the financial means to enter. So that being an artist is enough to want and not be able to.

Tank by Vans, suit by Burberry.

Who is the person you most admire in the world?

Not the person, but the group of people I admire the most in the world is my family. Without them I would be nothing. Although I am the only artistic member in the family, everyone has always agreed to my decisions and supported me with every wish. I could not be prouder of the family I have.

What would you like to do that you have not done yet?

Doubtless dubbed films and series. In fact, there was a time that I had the opportunity to participate in the dubbing of a project, but it happened that my voice began to change and I ended up missing the opportunity to enter this artistic branch. But it is something that I have always admired and that I intend to one day still experience, even if it is through one of the many workshops I participate in, because I think it is worthwhile to complement with the other branches of art.

Tell us something about yourself that nobody knows?

Wow! They caught me a little by surprise ... well, let me think ... I know! I love testing my limits by making challenges / betting with myself. For example, I have a dog - Rock (yes, even the dog has a name attached to music) - and every other day, I have to be walking him. So sometimes, for the task to be more challenging, I make a bet with me that I can go walk him in pijamas or masquerade! Yes ... I know it sounds crazy, but the truth is that I have a lot of fun when I see the reactions of people when they pass me on the street and that makes my day something much more stimulating. Also, who knows, I may have to do something like that in some play or some series and I'll be better prepared psychologically!

What is your greatest desire?

My biggest wish is to have a happy life, with family, good friends, some money, and above all to do what I like, that at this moment is to start a career as an artist! I really hope this experience goes well for me. Thank you so much for everything and see you next time!

Yellow is the color of creativity, wisdom and joy. In Asian culture, it represents happiness, glory, harmony and culture. A color highly appreciated also by artists, notably by Vincent Van Gogh and Dora Holzhandler. Yellowis light, it is life, because it is the Sun.

In various shades, from light to toast, we can use it in the form of different products and objects.

The freshness of the lemon sits on these products thatSephora has launched for the summer. The Mask moisturizes and intensely illuminates the skin, which in these days of beach, is really very important. And 3 options to clean the skin, make-up removers that revitalize and tone with an absolutely irresistible and delicious aroma, Wipes, Gel and Cream.

Protecting the skin is essential and necessary. Clarins has a whole line of protectors, in cream and spray, with details and variants that allow us to choose the one that best suits our needs. Aloe vera, olive and kiwi are some of the ingredients of these products, which in addition to protecting the skin, are anti wrinkles and extend our fantastic bronze.

The Miu Miu collection for this summer has a strong retro inspiration. Turtlenecks, swimsuits and turkish coats for the beach, in cheerful tones and bold patterns, are some highlight pieces of the season

Para as meninas e princesas, a Fenditem várias propostas de vestidinhos adoráveis de perder a cabeça. As sandálias são da A Fábulae também são um amor.For the girls and princesses,Fendihas several adorable little dress proposals . The sandals are A Fábulaand are also lovely.

The Fashion Show took place in the Performing Arts Space of the University of Évora.

Nuno Abelho, created this collection which he called Cross Lines, a collection resulting from his broad interest in Visual Arts, Art History and Fashion Design. These influences are perceptible in their pieces, both in terms of form and aesthetics. With many elements of Portuguese culture, it is also an imaginary journey through places, times and references of Portugal in the world. Clearly, an ode to the feminine, the delicate and the chic, Nuno Abelho, suggests silhouettes of vintage inspiration, predominating silks, brocade, jacquard and cotton. The entire collection features details, such as embroidery and handmade excellence finishes. The concept is couture-to-wear.

Although Joana was born in Portugal, her mother and all her family is Bulgarian, the father is Angolan Portuguese, the paternal grandmother is the daughter of a Portuguese from Madeira's Island and a German with a Polish name, and the paternal grandfather is the son of English and Moroccans.

granddaughter of the sculptor Henrique Pereira and granddaughter and daughter of pianists, being the accordionist mother, Joana is born in a family of Artists. The first portrait she drew was that of her paternal grandmother, Johanna Brunhild Hamrol Pereira, when she was 8 years old, the way she managed to capture her attitude, made her think, even in the smallest, that she was apt for portrait. The drawing was lost long ago but even very young she felt she had talent for portrait. Later, he studied and graduated in Fine Arts and Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon, and exhibited in individual and collective exibitions.

She is passionate about the art of painters Baroque and Romantic, like Rembrandt, Ivan Aivazovsky, and for video games and Japanese anime.

Joana Hamrol, model, with a recognised career nationally and internationally, stands out now as Painter and Concept Artist.

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Dinosauro Dourado Envolvido em TintaWhen did you decide to pursue a career as an artist?

It will have been around my 13 years of age, when I was totally absorbed in drawing practice. The years went by, and drawing was what I wanted to do; When choosing which academic course to follow, I still vacillated between Architecture and Archeology, because they are areas that at the time interested me a lot, it happens that the year before to enter the University I realized that everything that I imagined and created would be included in Fine Arts. I was quite influenced by two Japanese artists who made Concept Art for Gaming and they had academic studies in Fine Arts. That's when I applied for Arts-Plastic Painting, and I entered.

In Portugal there is a tendency to direct students to areas such as science and economics, have you ever felt this pressure?

I never felt any pressure to follow these areas because my family comes from the Arts, and at the age of four I studied violin, which, with enough regrets, I finally gave up. The hobbies of my adolescence can be summed up in Drawing and Game, ending up being what I really wanted to do in the future. What is your view of the artistic panorama in Portugal?

It is difficult to elaborate a response because I have been away from the medium for a few years due to my modeling career and my vision may not be accurate, but I see very little investment and dissemination of Portuguese artists, I see that there are quite a few artists that end up traveling and ending up For developing their work in another country. I liked that there was a change in Portugal in this aspect, something that favored the growth of Visual Arts and Plastic Arts. Support is needed when artists start and not when they have already become renowned.

Do you have suggestions to change a great layer of our society that insists on minimising these creative areas?This would perhaps involve re-educating the Media that speak little of Art. My suggestion is to include the teaching of Art History in school programs to understand the importance Art has had in society and the wealth it brings to humanity. Understand why masters are masters, and what is necessary for being. An artist can not only rely on his talent or just his work, it is precisely the union of talent and work that makes a true artist and, in the absence of an environment conducive to work for those who have talent, it becomes very Difficult to create something artistic. After understanding this, then this layer can see just how important Art is. In Painting and Sculpture the great works appeared at a time when there were patrons, who invested heavily in artists and even had personal painters, invested in schools with masters and, for this reason, there was a great flowering. Without investment there can be no quality.What do you want to express with your art?I have two great objectives in terms of expression: 1 - to bring to the public sensations never before experienced; 2 - show that there is always a refuge beyond reality, where we can shelter, create and work as if we were not in the real world, this inner freedom of expression is only complete when it is exposed.You like gaming however your art has nothing digital, are two areas that do not mix?Well I've always done Concept-Art, but everything in pencil drawn on paper, this is an issue that arises at the right time because I started there, roughly 6 months working with digital drawing programs. Earlier this year I attended masterclasses with artist Florien de Gesincourt, who worked for Assassin's Creed, Magic the Gathering and Wizards of the Coast, and learned a lot in digital drawing. At this moment I use Procreate and, of course, in the future much of my work will be digital. I can say that I just started working in this area. For those interested, just go to the link Artstation https://www.artstation.com/artist/joanahamrol

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Ilustração da Série "Desintegração Humana sobre memórias á Beira MarWho are your great references and inspirations? Firstly Rembrandt and Ivan Aivazovsky. Then Yoshikata Amano - the creator of the characters in the Final Fantasy saga and Rui Araizumi, illustrator of my favorite Anime - The Slayers and still illustrator Yoshiuki Sadamoto. Nowadays I follow quite the work of Shinkiro and Maciej Kuciara.

If you could choose anybody from the living world or not, who would you invite to a brunch, lunch and dinner?For Brunch Katsuhiro Harada, for lunch Auguste Rodin, for dinner Salvador Dali.What was the last exhibition you saw and liked?The last exhibition I saw and marked me was the French artist Auguste Borget, entitled The Traveler Painter in South China, who was at the Macao Museum of Art. It was an exhibition with watercolors, drawings, paintings and engravings of his trip through South China in the nineteenth century; Illustrates the area of ​​Canton and reports landscapes and places where he passed and the experiences that had them.If you were a work of art, what would you be?It would be "The Traveler on the Sea of ​​Fog" by Friedrich.To be an Artist ....?It is to present to the world something special and undeniable, that will last in time and surpass generations for its quality and authenticity.